I am not saying that those who wish to be celibate or feel that is how god wishes them to serve him are wrong.
I feel that it should not be a defining point on whether you should become a priest or not.
I believe a married father can serve and love god as much as a calibrate priest.
And you are wrong I chose to be a soldier at a very young age, you could say it was a calling, and it takes a special women to be a army wife.
Cheers Tony
One can serve in many capacities- everyone need not be a priest. To say I am not called to the priesthood is not to say I am not called to serve God in a ministerial fashion- the Church has many opportunities to do so. Would you not agree that celibates can commit themselves to a unique degree to service of the kingdom? St. Paul believed so.
I believe a married father can serve and love god as much as a calibrate priest.
Of course they can- the celibate calling is not on account of any merit of the one called. It is a gift of God. One who is called to be married is living out their vocation every bit as fruitfully- but they are nevertheless different callings.
You are right to say that some are called to serve others in the military. BUT, there are 2 senses in which one is called.
One, a calling in view of a specific practical situation- your calling to the military.
Two, your ultimate calling. You were not created by God to be a soldier. You were created by God to love Him and to love others. At the very core of your being you are not a soldier- you are a child of God.